The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1887-07-02
THE GovERNoRsHIP.

The Baltimore correspondent of the Balti-
more County Democrat says:
Popular demand has made its choice for
next Governor. Is there any one so ignorant
as to suppose that our State leaders do not
see how the tide of popularity is carrying
CAROLS noblest son to the Gubernatorial
chair? If there be such one, in all charity
let it be said that he is fit candidate for an
insane asylum. A prominent politician ON
one occasion at Barnum's, in speaking of Mr..
German, said: ''He is chief who sits in
his wigwam. and in a political pow-wow acts
as judge. He gets reports from, and listens
to the opinions of the bucks of his tribe
Thereupon he decides and acts" 1t may be,
whilst no pow-wow has yet been held, that
reports and opinions have gone to the Sena.
tors ears, and ere long he may decide and
act. The time of so doing may be the night
before the Gubernatorial Convention assem-
bles, and no matter whenever it be that the
time arrives it will be decided and acted as
follows: The independent Democrats will
vote for Roberts, the Crescent Club Demo-
Gratis will vote likewise, and Mr.. German $
friends iciH make the nomination unanimous.
There will be accomplished unity and ''re-
form within the party"
Correspondents are still booming Attorney
General Roberts for Governor through the
columns of the Rockville (Montgomery coun-
ty) Sentinel.
Following are the resolutions unanimously
adopted last week by the Democratic Central
Committee of Baltimore County:
WHEREAS, The State Convention that Will
meet in Baltimore city on the 9th day oil
July next will nominate candidates OF the
Democratic party for Governor, Comptroller
and Attorney General
AND WHEREAS, The people of Baltimore
county are DESTROYS to have nominated by the
said Convention as the candidate for Gov
ernor stirling Democrat worthy Of the snf.
frages of the people of the whole State, and
eminently well qualified to fulfil the duties OF
the said office
AND WHEREAS, One ofthe names mentioned
as candidate for Governor is gentleman
who has heretofore well and faithfully repre-
sented Baltimore county in the House OF Rep-
resentatives in the United States, and now
represents the State of Maryland in highly
important office to the satisfaction OF every
citizen of the State;
Ann WHEREAS, We recognize in that gen
tleman a man of high, exalted character and
acknowledged ability; believing. that he
properly merits, and will deservedly receive
the support of all true citizens who have the
welfare of the State of Maryland at heart, and
that he especially deserves the unanimous
support of all the citizens Of Baltimore county;
now therefore
Be IL Resolred by the Democratic voters OF
Baltimore county by their representatives IN
County Executive Committee assembled,
that we tender to the gentleman referred to,
the Hon. Charles B. Roberts, our hearty,
unanimous support; that we will use our
best endeavors to send to the State Conven'
ton delegation from Baltimore county
which will use all honorable means to secure
his nomination, and, if nominated, we pledge
ourselves to use our best efforts to insure ms
election; and that the yeas and nays OF TINS
committee be called on the adoption OF this
resolution.
The Baltimore Sun, in an article on Eastern
Shore politics, says the "a votes OF that terri
torial division in the Democratic state con-
yention will be divided as follows; jackson
| II, Roberts s, Hodges 10, and four doubtful
The doubtful ones are likely to go either fol
Roberts or Hodges.
From the Easton Star: Politics continue
exceedingly flat throughout the State. Ever
the Jackson boom on the Eastern Shore ha:
nretty well simmered out. No one as yet car
make any reasonable calculation as to the
Democratic gubernatorial nominee. AS iol
the so called managers" they are taking nc
mart in the matter, and appear to be as much
| in the dark as others.
From the Catoctin Clarion: ''Carrol
county is solid for Roberts for Governor ant
will probably make hard fight for his nomina
ton. If Carroll county succeeds and hon
Charles B. Roberts is nominated, there Wi
be no cause for complaint against Carroll.
Some paragraphs from the Frederick Union
nTbe friends of Postmaster Frank Brow
seem to have abandoned the fight in Carroll. .
ITbe amt. Raisin men of Baltimore appear Il
be rallying to the support of Roberts for Gov
ernor, while the Rasin men favor Mayo
| Hodges or Postmaster Brown" MANY per
SONS throughout the State think that Chas. Is
Roberts for Governor; eX-Judge William A
Fisher for Attorney General and &. w. LIE
compile for Comptroller, would make strong
ticket"
The Centrevile Observer, which was the onll
paper in the State that did not have gooC
word 10 saw of the candidacy of Attorney
General Roberts, when brought out BY. the
ADVOCATE, has this to say in its issue OF Tues
day: 1.-THE candidate of whom there Is The
greatest amount of newspaper talk, is tn'
! present Attorney General, Hon. Charles b
| Roberts, who is backed by his own county
! (CarrolD ard the two staunch and infiuentia
Democratic papers, the Westminster Adro
cate and the Baltimore County Democrat
His friends claim that he will go into the con
yention With the votes of Hartford, Carroll
! Cecil and Baltimore counties, the aggre
gate of which will be 20, and also scattering
Votes throughout the State. Some OF The
more enthusiastic adherents OF the gentleman
claim that he will have majority OF the con
vention on the first ballot, but this is rathel
difficult to calculate, as it requires vote o
SO to nominate, and they do not point GU
where these votes will come from. Mr.
Roberts has made a satisfactory Attorney
General Another candidate who halls from
Carroll is Baltimores present able and cleve
postmaster Frank Brown. He is handicap
ned in the race by the fact that his county II
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